Not knowing how to troubleshoot electrical issues is a death sentence for any DIYer’s bank account. Your only other option is a wild goose chase by throwing money at your car until the problem’s fixed ...

Circuit breakers, despite any techy magic happening beneath the surface, should be the most predictable things in the world. If they encounter a ground fault or an overcurrent/overload situation (or ...

Dear James: There were two electrical house fires in my neighborhood this year, and both houses had circuit breakers. Please explain the differences between fuses, breakers, ground fault and arc fault ...

Car batteries don’t just die. Well, they will if you leave them for long enough. but not just over the course of a few hours or even just a day or two. Finding your car has a dead battery after it was ...

When you move into a new house, you might notice some odd things, like seeing that some electrical outlets are installed upside down. The most common reason for an upside down outlet is because a wall ...

Getting shocked is more than unpleasant. It can be lethal. An electrical impulse as small as 14 milliamps is enough to kill a person. The current drawn by a plug-in nightlight is more than enough to ...

When your oven won’t heat, it can turn dinner plans upside down fast. Luckily, most heating problems come from simple issues ...

Many transfer switches come with a piece of flexible metal conduit (FMC) to connect them to your main service panel, for all the wires to run through. If it isn’t already installed, feed all the long ...